Swinging bracket



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SWINGING BRACKET Filed June 13, 1944 4y Sheets-Sheet 1 M mzezz C. 8, 1946,. R R, RUNDELL 2,409,152

SWINGING BRACKET File@ June 13. 1944 4 sheets-shet 2 ci., 8, 1946. R. R. RUNDELL SWINGING BRACKET @Qin E945@ R. R. RUNpELL SWINGING BRACKET l' Filed June 13, `1944 4 sheets-sheet: 4 Y

y aiaumzezz Patented Oct. 8, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SWINGIN G BRACKET Raymond R. Rundelhluiamj, Fla.

Application June 13, 1944, Serial No. 540,079

4 claims. 1

This invention relates to a swinging bracket construction.

An object of this invention is to provide a utility bracket which can be readily mounted on a wall or other support and which includes a base and' a swinging article supporting member carried by the base.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bracket of this kind which has a base formed out of stamped material and the swinging arm formed out of relatively heavy wire which is bent in a closed elongated loop and secured at one end of the loop to the base, the fastening means for holding the bracket on a wall or support being provided with an eye through which the inner end of the swinging arm is adapted to loosely engage.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bracket of this type which is so constructed that the base may be used for a plurality of supporting arms or rods so as to provide a clothes or towel rack for supporting the articles in spaced relation to each other.

With the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as lwill be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein are illustratedembodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, modifications and variations may be resorted to Awhich fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 isl a detail side elevation partly inver:-

tical section of a bracket constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentaryl plan View of the bracket,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View' taken on the line 3--3 of Figure l,

Figure 4 is a detail front elevation or the base,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation partly in vertical section of a. modified. form of this invention,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary'side elevationof another modication of thisv invention,

Figure 7` is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 7 1 of Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a detail front elevation off another form of base,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sidel elevation of. a further modication of this invention,

Figure 10 is a front elevation of anotherform of base,

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on the line I l--HV of Figure 10,

Figure 12 is a detail side elevation of a furthermodiication ofthi's invention,

Figure 13 is a detail plan View of one of the supporting' rods or arms embodied in the structure shownV in Figure 12,

Figure 14 is a plan View of another form of this invention,

Figure l5 isa detail side elevation of the device shown in Figure 14,

Figure 16 is a sectional view taken on the line i6-l6 of Figure 15,

Figure 17 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line Vi--I I of Figure 15,

Figure 18 is a detail side elevation of another form of this invention,

Figure 1'9 is a detail front elevation of the base plate used with the device shown in Figure 18,

Figurey 20 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 20--26 of Figure 18,

Figure 2l is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2| of Figure 19, and

Figure 22 is a perspective view of another form of base plate used with the device shown in Figure 18".

Referring to the drawings, and first to Figures 1 toV 4'inclusive; the numeral l5 designates generallyV a base member which is formed of a flat outer Iwall t3' and a cup-shaped marginal flange l1. The outer Wall i5 in the axial center thereof is provided with an opening t8, and the material of' the wall l5 is pressed inwardly, as indicated at I9, to' form a. guide or boss through which the shank 2S. of an eye screw 2'!V is adapted to engage. The screw 2 I' is adapted to bethreaded into a vertical support 22 so as to tightly hold the base l5 on the vertical side of the support 22.

A swinging bracket arm 23 is pivotally carried by the base I5 and includes upper and lower parallel members 24 and 25 which are connected together at their outer ends by an arcuate connecting member 26. The base I5 at points diametrically opposed to each other is provided with a pair of outstanding lugs 21 and 28. The lugs 21- and 28. are struckA outwardly from the lwall i5 and these lugs vare formed: with aligned openings 28 and 3i! through which a Vertical shaft 3i formed integral withth'e upper arm 2li is adapted to loosely engage.

passes;y 'The eye 32: rests onthe. upper side of they The shaft 3d projects below' the lower lug 28 as: shnwn in Figure 1, and the lug 28, the latter forming a support for the inner end of the lower arm 25.

Referring now to Figure 5, there is disclosed a base 33 which is similar in every detail to the base I and is formed with a pair of outwardly extending parallel lugs 34 and 35 and a looped bracket member 35 is adapted to swingingly engage the lugs 34 and 35. The bracket member 36 is formed with upper and lower parallel arms 31 and 38, respectively, and the arm 31 is formed with a downwardly extending shaft 39 rotatably engaging through the lug 34. The lower arm 38 is provided with an upwardly extending shaft 40 rotatably engaging through the lower lug 35 and axially aligning with the shaft 39.

A sleeve 4l encompasses the two shafts 39 and 48 and is positioned between the confronting faces of the lugs 34 and 35. The sleeve 4I is secured to the lower shaft member 48 by providing a recess 42 in the shaft 48 and forming a detent 43 in the sleeve 4I which engages in the recess 42. In this manner the sleeve 4l will rotate with bracket member 36. An eye screw 44 has the eye thereof engaging about the sleeve 4I and is extended through the base member 33, similar to the construction shown in Figure 1.

Referring now to Figures 6 and '1, there is disclosed a further form of this invention embodying a base member 45 similar to the base member I5 with the exceptions to be hereinafter noted. The base member 45 is provided with a pair of outwardly projecting parallel lugs 46 and 41 which are struck outwardly from the body of the base. A swinging bracket member 48 which is formed of upper and lower parallel arms 49 and 50 connected together at their outer ends, as shown in Figure 1, is adapted to swingingly engage the lugs 46 and 41. The upper arm 49 is provided with a right angular downwardly extending shaft 5l engaging through the lug 46 and the lower arm 58 is provided with an upwardly extending right angular arm 52 engaging through the lug 41.

The shaft members 5| and 52 are in alignment and in order to provide a means whereby the bracket member 59 may be detached from the base 45, I have provided a lug 53 which is pressed from the shaft 52 by pinching the shaft at its point. The lug 53 is disposed on the upper side of the lug 41 and the latter lug is formed with an opening or recess 54 communicating with the shaft opening 55 so that the lug 53 may be extended through the lug 41 from below by aligning lug 53 with recess 54. The bracket member 48 is of resilient wire of fairlyheavy construction and the open ends of the wire forming the bracket may be spread apart for positioning the shaft members 5I and 52 in the lugs 46 and 41.

Referring now to Figure 8, there is disclosed a modified form of base 55 which is of dish or cup-shaped construction and which has compressed outwardly therefrom a pair of outwardly extending parallel lugs or bearings 51 and 58. The body 59 of the base 56 is formed with a pair of inwardly convergent slots 69 communicating with the opening 8| formed by striking the lugs 51 and 53 from the base so as to provide a resiliency for the lugs 51 and 58.

In Figure 9 there is disclosed a bracket construction which embodies the base 56 and wherein a looped swinging supporting member 62 is pivotally engaged with the lugs 51 and 58. The supporting member 62 includes upper and lower parallel arms 63 and 64, respectively, and the arm 63 at its inner end is bent downwardly so as to form a shaft 65 loosely engaging through the lugs 51 and 58. The lower arm 64 is formed with an eye 68 through which the shaft 65 engages and the eye 66 bears against the upper side of the lower lug 58.

A split locking ring or other fastening member 61 is mounted on the lower projecting end of the shaft 65 so as to lock shaft 65 to the eye 66 and also to prevent removal of shaft 65 from lug 58. The shaft 65 is offset laterally as indicated at 68 so that a screw or other fastening member may be extended through the central opening 69 which is formed in the center of the base 56.`

Referring now to Figures 10 and 11, there is disclosed a further form of base 10. The base 19 is formed of two parts and includes a cupshaped body 1l which is provided with a pair of parallel slots 12 and 13. Anelongated flat bar is adapted to be secured in the slots 12 and 13 and comprises an inner part 14 engaging on the inner side of the wall 15 of the base 10 and is provided with a pair of right angularly disposed arms 16 and 11 projecting outwardly through the slots 12 and 13.

The arms 16 and 11 are provided with aligned openings 18 and 19, respectively, for receiving the shaft of a bracket arm similar to the arm 23 or arms 36 and 48. The inner part 14 which constitutes the bight of a U-shaped member lncluding the arms 16 and 11 and the part 14 is firmly secured to the wall 15 by forming a grommet or hollow rivet from the central portion of the wall 15. The bight 14 is provided with an opening 8l through which the grommet 88 engages and the inner end of the grommet ls crimped or upset so as to firmly hold the U- shaped member on the base 18.

Referring now to Figures 12 and 13, there is disclosed a utility bracket embodying a base 82 similar in detail to the base 10. The base 82 has extending therefrom a plurality of swinging rods 83 which are disposed in superposed relation and provided with an eye 84 at the inner ends thereof. A vertical shaft 85 is extended through the upper and lower arms 85 and 81 carried by the base 82 and through the eyes 84. An eye screw 88 is extended through the center of the base 82 and the eye thereof engages about the shaft 85. The eye of the screw 88 also divides the supporting arms 83 into an upper and lower series of supporting bars or arms.

In mounting the bracket construction hereinbefore described, it is only necessary to drill a small hole in the wall 22 for receiving the shank 28 of the eye screw. The entire bracket may then be rotated to drill the eye screw into the small opening in the wall 22. If it is desired that the bracket member 23 be friction tight, the entire structure may be turned so that the eye 2l will pull inwardly on the shaft 3l. The bracket is mounted with the arms 24 and 25 in superposed relation so that these arms .may be used separately for supporting articles or an article may be draped over the upper arm 24.

Referring now to Figures 14 and 17, inclusive, the numeral 89 designates generally a pivoted supporting member which is formed of upper and lower parallel sides 90 and 9|, respectively, which are connected together at their outer ends by an arcuate connecting member 92. The end of the upper side or member 98 is provided with an eye 93 which is laterally oset from the longitudinal axis of the member 90, as shown in Figure 14.

The lower member 9| is provided adjacent the inner end thereof with a laterally offset portion 93 and the inner end of this offset portion 93 is bent upwardly and is provided with a Z-shaped -bend 94 terminating at its upper end in an eye 95. The bend 94 is provided so as to form a relatively large base whereby the bend 94 may contact the outer side of a wall or support 96 without biting into the surface of the support.

The eye 95 is oiset outwardly from the bend I 94 by means of an extension 91 so that the eye 95 will axially align with eye 93. An eye screw 98 is interposed between the two eyes 93 and 95 and a grommet or pivot member 99 is extended through the eyes 93 and 95 and through the eye of the eye screw 98.

The eye screw 98 has mounted on the shank |00 thereof a cup-shaped washer or plate I 0| The washer |0| is held against inward movement on the shank |00 by means of a pair of detents or lugs |02 which are pressed from the shank |00 and prevent removal of the Washer |0| prior to insertion of the shank |00 into the support 96.

Referring now to Figures 18 to 21, there is disclosed another form of this invention embodying a pivoted supporting member |03 formed of parallel upper and lower bars |04 and |05 connected together at their outer ends by an arcuate connecting member |06. The bar |04 is provided at its inner end with an eye |01 and the bar |05 is provided at its inner end with a right angular extension |08 which terminates at its upper end in an eye |09. A grommet ||0 secures the eyes |01 and |09 together and also engages through the eyes of an eye screw III, the latter being interposed between the eyes |01 and |09.

The eye screw |I| has the shank ||2 thereof I engaging through a base plate, generally designated at ||3. The plate ||3 comprises an outer substantially triangular wall I4 which is formed within wardly extending fianges ||5 so as to offset the outer wall |4 from the outer surface of a supporting member IIS. The base member ||3 is held in assembled relation with respect to the supporting member |03 by providing a pair of lugs or detents ||1 which are struck from the shank 2 on the inner side of the wall ||4, as

`shown in Figure 20.

In order to provide a means whereby the base i ||3 will be held against turning movement with respect to the support I I6, I have provided a plurality of inwardly projecting triangular tangs |8 which are struck from the outer wall ||4. The

supporting member |03 is adapted to be clamped in its operative position by means of a pair of resilient clips I9 which are struck from the body of the wall II4 adjacent one end thereof. The clips or clamping members |9 are adapted to engage the right angular extension |08, as shown more clearly in Figure 18.

Referring now to Figure 22, there is disclosed a modied form of base for the support |03. This base includes a nat plate |20 which is provided on the outer divergent edges 2| r thereof with a plurality of tangs |22. The tangs |22 are of triangular configuration with the apex thereof innermost so that they will readily project into the support with which the base is engaged. The base plate |20 is formed with a central opening |23 through which the shank of the eye screw is adapted to engage and the plate |20 is also formed with a pair of outwardly extending right angularly disposed clamping members |24 and |25.

The clamping members |24 and |25 are bent from the lower edge of the plate |20, the latter being formed with an elongated slot |26 so as to space the confronting edges of the clamping members |24 and |25 apart. These clamping members |26 and |25 have inwardly bulging outer portions |21 which are spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of the extension |08 so that in order to position the extension |08 in the inner clamping portion |28, it is necessary to forcibly spread the clamping members |24 and |25 apart.

The splitting of the lower end of the plate 20 will provide for the necessary resiliency so that the clamping member |24 and |25 can readily be forced apart to admit the extension |08 in the inner clamping portion |28.

What I claim is:

1. A swinging bracket comprising a base formed with an opening, a pair of ears extending from said base, an article supporting bracket including a pair of parallel arms, an integral connecting member connecting the outer ends of said arms together, a stub shaft integral with the inner end of one of said arms and pivotally engaging through one of said ears, a second stub shaft integral with the inner end of the other of said arms and pivotally engaging through the other of said ears and aligning with said first stub shaft, a sleeve telescoping said shafts between said ears, means xedly securing said sleeve to at least one stub shaft, and an eye screw having the shank thereof extended through said opening and the eye thereof engaging about said sleeve.

2. A swinging bracket comprising a base formed with an opening, a pair of ears extending from said base, an article supporting bracket carried by said ears, said bracket including a pair of elongated parallel arms, an integral connecting member connecting the outer ends of said arms together, means at the inner end of said arms engaging said ears for pivotally securing said arms on said ears, and an eye screw having the shank thereof extended through the opening in said base, the eye of said eye screw engaging at least a portion of said means whereby tightening of said shank in a support will cause said eye to bind said means to thereby frictionally hold said arms against swinging movement.

3. A swinging bracket as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of asid stub shafts has a recess therein and said sleeve is formed with a detent engaging in said recess to hold said sleeve against rotation relative to said stub shafts.

4. A swinging bracket as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of said stub shafts is shorter than the other stub shaft.

RAYMOND R. RUNDELL. 

